MIT.nano

Bridging Earth and space, and art and science, with global voices

Professor Craig Carter’s precision design for a student-led project now on the moon, encodes messages from around the world on a silicon wafer.

April 15, 2025

Engineered bacteria emit signals that can be spotted from a distance

These bacteria, which could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, could act as sensors to help farmers monitor their crops.

April 11, 2025

May Seminar: III-Nitride Ferroelectrics for Integrated Low-Power and Extreme-Environment Memory—May 5

Join Professor Deep Jariwala of the University of Pennsylvania as he discusses how novel III-nitride materials might present interesting avenues to overcome some of the limitations being faced by Silicon and Silicon Carbide (SiC) hardware.

Date: Monday, May 5, 2025
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Grier 34-401A
Reception to follow

Breakerspace image contest showcases creativity, perseverance

The undergraduate lab’s first microscope competition highlights stunning images and student ingenuity.

April 4, 2025

MIT Sustainability Summit 2025—May 2

The 2025 MIT Sustainability Summit is one of the largest student-run conferences in the world, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, academics, and students to tackle the most pressing challenges in sustainability.

Friday, May 2, 2025
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Samberg Conference Center

Engineers develop a way to mass manufacture nanoparticles that deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors

Scaling up nanoparticle production could help scientists test new cancer treatments.

April 3, 2025

Surprise discovery could lead to improved catalysts for industrial reactions

Upending a long-held supposition, MIT researchers find a common catalyst works by cycling between two different forms.

April 3, 2025

STUDIO.nano Resonances Lecture: Analogical Engines—Collaborations across Art and Technology in the 1960s—Apr. 28

Join STUDIO.nano for the next Resonances Lecture! Assistant Professor Lindsay Caplan from Brown University will present her talk: Analogical Engines—Collaborations across Art and Technology in the 1960s.

Monday, April 28, 2025
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
MIT.nano Building 12 Room 0168